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Just like his character Dheepan, Antonythasan Jesuthasan was a separatist fighter in Sri Lanka's civil war. He fled the country and eventually came to France illegally. He's pictured above with Claudine Vinasithamby (Illayaal).

'I Don't Think We Really See Migrants,' Says Creator Of New Film 'Dheepan'

French director Jacques Audiard won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his story of a Tamil Tiger who gives up the fight to try and find a better life in France.

Telemundo anchor and reporter Jose Diaz-Balart made a notable, if fleeting, appearance during NBC's Republican primary debate last summer. This past June, NBC News and Telemundo announced they would be collaborating on the rest of their 2012 election coverage.

Eyeing Latinos, NBC News Snuggles Up To Telemundo

NBC News' top-rated Nightly News with Brian Williams draws a modest number of Hispanics, compared with the population at large. Network executives see that as a growth opportunity, and they're turning to their Spanish-language sister network, Telemundo, for help in realizing it.

Bill Nye (left) and Ken Ham debated whether creation is a viable model of origins in the modern scientific era during a lengthy debate Tuesday. The points they raised have fueled an online conversation that continues.

Who 'Won' The Creation Vs. Evolution Debate?

Days after a wide-ranging debate on creationism and evolution between Bill Nye and Ken Ham, the topic is driving an online conversation about points raised in the debate. Themes of belief and literalism, logic and faith — and, for some, relevance — are being debated online.

The Oval Office, not a corner office but pretty nice.

4 Ways The Oval Office Isn't Like The Corner Office

CEOs have it easy when it comes to hiring and firing. Presidents get Air Force One.

The drama <em>Room</em> tells the story of a boy and his mother (played by Jacob Tremblay and Brie Larson) who are being held captive in a windowless room.

Film Critic David Edelstein Says 2015 Offered An 'Embarrassment Of Riches'

Fresh Air's movie critic had no shortage of material to consider when it came time to make his top 10 list this year.

GOP military veterans are running for Congress, hoping to flip blue seats red

In the 1970s, three of every four members in Congress served in the U.S. military. It's now about one in six. Republicans are looking to a group of veterans running in House districts to change that.

Chess.com alleges that 19-year-old grandmaster Hans Niemann has cheated in more than 100 games.

Hans Niemann is accused of cheating in more than 100 chess games. He's playing today

Niemann, a grandmaster, is competing in the U.S. Chess Championships tournament that began Wednesday in St. Louis.

Simona Halep says she felt "completely confused and betrayed" when the International Tennis Integrity Agency told her she had tested positive for roxadustat. Halep is seen here in Toronto, where she won the National Bank Open in August.

4 things to know after Simona Halep tests positive for doping

The former world No. 1 Halep insists she didn't take a banned drug and is vowing to clear her name. Many in tennis are siding with her.

'Accessory To War' An Uncomfortable Wake-Up Call For Some

An "unspoken alliance" between scientists and the military had been brewing for millennia prior to Hiroshima. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang excel at detailing this union and its possible future.

Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead serves as Maryland's 31st adjutant general — making her the only Black woman who leads a state military in the U.S. Here, Birckhead sits inside NPR's studios for an interview with NPR's Jonathan Franklin.

She's currently the only Black woman leading a state military. Here's how it happened

Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead of Maryland only became a soldier to help pay for college. Three decades later, she's risen to the top military position in Maryland, leading a force of 4,600 soldiers.

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